Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile, and live events. For more than 130 years, Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content and today operates one of the world’s largest news-gathering networks. Our portfolio includes leading publications and products such as The Wall Street Journal , Barron’s , MarketWatch, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, OPIS, and more. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
About the Role:
The Trust at The Wall Street Journal Barron’s Group is a fast-growing team of energetic writers, content and creative strategists, designers, editors and developers. The work we make spans a variety of forms: short- and long-form reported articles, immersive digital experiences, documentary videos, data visualizations, animations, social-first storytelling and more. This is an on-site full-time summer internship role in London that will experience all aspects of our busy branded content studio.
You Will:
Work with a diverse mix of clients—from luxury and travel to tech, finance, government and others.
Work on clients from across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Rotate through the team, understanding how a campaign goes from initial brief and pitch stage into production.
Support creative directors and edit teams with research and ideation; work alongside project managers and producers to get campaigns launched on-time and on-budget; and collaborate with designers, developers, performance managers, social strategists and sales teams to understand what works and what doesn’t for our discerning WSJ audience.
Work on everything from originally reported articles and social copy to films, podcasts and immersive digital storytelling.
You Have:
A proven interest in storytelling and the creative problem-solving needed to apply that to client work: advantages to applicants with journalistic, film/audio or production backgrounds.
A self-starter approach & strong work ethic to keep up with a fast-paced and high-functioning team. This role will be given real work to do, with the potential to directly impact stories that get published on wsj.com.
A keen interest in the news media business, with an understanding of global business and political trends.
An understanding of where WSJ sits in the media landscape.
An international approach (with international experience & languages a plus).
A perspective on the future role that technology will play in the news media and advertising space.
Great presentation skills for client-facing work.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong time-management skills.
At least 2 years completed of undergraduate study.
Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.
Business Area: Dow Jones - Media Sales
Job Category: Administration, Facilities & Secretarial
Union Status:
Non-Union role
Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.
This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.
Req ID: 51884
